Erin Hutton
Edited by Veronica Vivi
Illustration by Ottelien Huckin https://www.ottelienhuckin.co.uk/
History often ignores women’s contributions. Modern schools, such as my own, may try to teach about their contributions, yet it is clear that many women are resigned to the shadows. Pat Barker has emphasised this injustice with her shocking novel The Silence of the Girls, a retelling of The Iliad with one crucial difference: it tells the story of the women who were caught up in the bloodshed.
